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[Buck]

yesrushdt, on 22 Nov 2019 - 09:11 AM, said:

The YouTube channel Swing Golf Lounge has uploaded fly by videos of all 18 holes of the Sea Island Seaside course on VG2.

 

https://www.youtube....wkWDZxjFcmVY_7C

 

The "bright sunny day" feel on those Sea Island videos seems much improved from PG1..

[Buck]

IanK, on 21 Nov 2019 - 7:48 PM, said:

Dear Ian,

 

Thank you for your email regarding VG2, we are very proud of it. It is my understanding that Vg2 will be for our Trackman simulator only.

 

Thank You

James

Sales Manager South West (Trackman)

 

[JCat04]

IanK, on 21 Nov 2019 - 7:48 PM, said:

Dear Ian,

 

Thank you for your email regarding VG2, we are very proud of it. It is my understanding that Vg2 will be for our Trackman simulator only.

 

Thank You

James

Sales Manager South West (Trackman)

 

Thanks for sharing this Ian.  Today I'm thinking about just how unceremonious yesterday's "launch" of what was such a step forward in golf simulation presentation software truly was.  Here's my roundup of the major happenings with it:

 

1.) One response to its announcement on Trackman's Tiwtter page, and that was mine, and 1865 views

2.) 12 responses to the announcement on Trackman's Twitter page, and 2,120 views

3.) 96 likes and 14 comments on Trackman's Facebook page

4.) Not a single post about its release in the Trackman Golf Simulator Forum

 

It is sort of heartbreaking to me that a golf simulation/gaming breakthrough of this magnitude is going to be lost on so many people because it's got such a narrow stage.  Andrew, Mike and the others who were involved in creating Virtual Golf 2 deserve a broader spotlight for such an epic achievement as this!?  I hope that one day Trackman will realize what they are sitting on and tap the larger market potential for the gaming aspect of what they have in VG2.

[zmax - sim]

I’m sorry Jcat. Your heart is in the right place but I just got to laugh. It’s actually sad in a way.

Where is this Trackman golf simulator forum?

[JCat04]

zmax - sim, on 22 Nov 2019 - 4:45 PM, said:

I’m sorry Jcat. Your heart is in the right place but I just got to laugh. It’s actually sad in a way.

Where is this Trackman golf simulator forum?

 

I'm hoping to get to the laughing stage here soon, but it'll take time     As for what I'm calling the Trackman Golf Simulator Forum, here's what I'm referring to: https://golfsimulato.../forum/trackman

[Buck]

JCat04, on 22 Nov 2019 - 4:59 PM, said:

I'm hoping to get to the laughing stage here soon, but it'll take time 

 

I'm with you..

Bums me out more than it makes me laugh

[zmax - sim]

You guys know how golf games are a small niche? Well, Simulator golf is even a smaller niche. And TM simulator is even smaller than that... lol

Also, most TM owners are either golf instructors or indoor golf facility owners. Very small numbers are home users. OGT Simulator community on the other hand is probably 95% home users.

Most TM posts are now on a simulator golf Facebook group. So far since release, there’s been nothing posted about VG2....

[JCat04]

Makes sense zmax... thanks!

[bortimus]

Curious, how many OGT members are TM users?

[zmax - sim]

bortimus, on 22 Nov 2019 - 5:34 PM, said:

Curious, how many OGT members are TM users?

We had about 5 at one time. At the moment we have zero because we no longer allow TM devices on OGT.

[bortimus]

I see. Didn’t realize that.

I was thinking a TM user/member could post more detailed pics and extensive videos of the game in action.

[Buck]

bortimus, on 22 Nov 2019 - 5:39 PM, said:

I was thinking a TM user/member could post more detailed pics and extensive videos of the game in action.

 

I was sort of hoping for that also..

[JCat04]

bortimus, on 22 Nov 2019 - 5:39 PM, said:

I see. Didn’t realize that.

I was thinking a TM user/member could post more detailed pics and extensive videos of the game in action.

 

Yeah, it's surprising that we have zero gameplay videos of Virtual Golf 2 at this point

[RobC]

zmax - sim, on 22 Nov 2019 - 5:36 PM, said:

We had about 5 at one time. At the moment we have zero because we no longer allow TM devices on OGT

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[JCat04]

RobC, on 22 Nov 2019 - 5:58 PM, said:

"We had about 5 at one time. At the moment we have zero because we no longer allow TM devices on OGT"

 

 

 

 

There must be an interesting back story to this? 

[Buck]

zmax - sim, on 22 Nov 2019 - 5:36 PM, said:

We had about 5 at one time. At the moment we have zero because we no longer allow TM devices on OGT.

 

Were they PP staff or anything like that?

[KenR]

Well, looks like hopes for a PG2 are fading fast if the response to Ian's email is any indication. Kind of a bummer, but that's the way it is.

[Buck]

Cool video here showing the wind settings and environment 

[JCat04]

Buck, on 23 Nov 2019 - 3:28 PM, said:

Cool video here showing the wind settings and environment 

 

DAYUUUUUMMM.... that looks good!  The trees are so naturally swaying with the wind with the proper magnitude and direction.  The only thing unimpressive is the golf ball.  It looks sort of 2D'ish.  I'd still like to find a gameplay video somewhere in order to beat myself up even further over something I'll never even see in person, let alone play

[zmax - sim]

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